By Ruth A. Sheets
I recently heard someone reconfigure MAGA from Trump’s words to “Make America Gag Again” ( and now, I just can’t hear MAGA any other way. Donald Trump and his cult love being referred to as MAGAs but might not if we the people started publicly calling it “Make America Gag Again.” And gag is what so many of us do when we recall Donald Trump’s speeches and tweets.
Last week, I received a list of some of Trump’s best-known contributions to the collection of American quotes, and have decided to comment on them with what comes to my mind when I read them, remembering the past 7 years of the torture we have endured with him in the news every day whether he had something of value to contribute to our society or not, and it is usually not.
"I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters." – This is probably Trump’s best known quote which is funny since he is a coward and wouldn’t have the nerve to shoot anyone. He prefers insulting people and setting his sycophantic doggies on the people he doesn’t like and getting them to do the “shooting.”.
“I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will have Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words." What a joke! He would have a hard time even finding the southern border on a map and has no idea what is involved in building a wall. And, there is no way a country poorer than ours would be able to afford it if they even wanted a wall. I marked his words and dismissed them as ignorance.
When asked if he believed in punishment for abortion, he responded incoherently, of course. By the way, he just couldn’t give a yes or no answer. “The answer is there has to be some form of punishment.” (for the woman?) “Yeah, there has to be some form.” He clearly had no idea what he was talking about, but that was and is his modus operandi.
“Kim Jong-Un speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.” And who are “my people” for Trump? His cult already does that. If you are not sure, look at Lindsay Graham and Ted Cruz. The rest of us will never do that.
“In life you have to rely on the past, and that’s called history.” One can marvel at Trump’s brilliance, but shouldn’t!
“I won’t do anything to take care of them. I’ll supply funds and she’ll take care of the kids. It’s not like I’m gonna be walking the kids down Central Park.” Of course Trump won’t be taking care of the kids or taking them anywhere. He is too self-absorbed for that. Besides they were too young to be used effectively. Thirty-five years old or so works much better. Besides responsibility just isn’t Trump’s thing.
“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries coming here?” Oh my, Donnie, your racism is showing, but you don’t care, do you! You know there are enough racists in your cult that they will love you no matter what you call those countries and their people.
“All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." Like so many men, Trump thinks he is god’s gift to womankind. I have news for you Donnie, if they flirted with you at all and that is not likely, they were hoping to get some of your money and influence that can come from them knowing you.
“Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest - and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault." OK, one can tell when a person has gone off the deep end when he feels he has to boast of intelligence he doesn’t actually have. The “gift” he does have is the ability to lie about anything, including intelligence. The media claimed that Trump lied in public more than 30,000 times while in office. Not everyone can lie that often and still have people believe him, and he does have a strong cult following.
“Just tried watching Modern Family - written by a moron, really boring. Writer has the mind of a very dumb and backward child. Sorry Danny!" Wow! It takes one to know one, right, Donnie! It seems you can recognize a fellow childish guy. Sorry Donnie!
“While @BetteMidler is an extremely unattractive woman, I refuse to say that because I always insist on being politically correct." OK, Politically correct is something Donald Trump will never be. Hey Donald, your misogyny is showing. You don’t know what that means? Get one of your lawyers to look it up for you. Isn’t that what you pay them for, or one of the things?
"@arianahuff is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man - he made a good decision." And you would know anything about relationships Donnie?
“[John McCain is]... not a war hero. He's a war hero - he's a war hero 'cause he was captured. I Like people that weren't captured, OK, I hate to tell you." It is interesting that a coward would have the nerve to criticize someone who survived years as a POW in Vietnam when Trump didn’t serve due to bone spurs or some other rich man’s condition. No shame?
“I'm the most successful person ever to run for the presidency, by far. Nobody's ever been more successful than me. I'm the most successful person ever to run. Ross Perot isn't successful like me. Romney - I have a Gucci store that's worth more than Romney." Can we say oblivious? Naturally, Trump can’t name what he is actually successful with – bankruptcy, marriages, gold toilets, what? He is comparing himself to Perot and Romney, not exactly the best presidential candidates, and they didn’t win the popular vote either.
“If Hillary Clinton can't satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America?" Oh Donnie, you think satisfying one’s partner makes one able to satisfy the nation. That definitely explains why you were not reelected.
“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." No comment here would do Trump’s ignorant statement justice.
“Stand back and stand by (to the Proud Boys and other insurrectionists). Yes an insurrectionist who needs to be indicted for it. Republicans in the Senate were too cowardly to convict Trump, but the courts should do better.
“Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like a tough guy. Actually, he is weak, both mentally and physically, and yet he threatens me, for the second time, with physical assault. He doesn’t know me, but he would go down fast and hard, crying all the way." Oh Donnie, you think just because you weigh more than Biden, you could take him down? You definitely lie better than he does, though, and remember, Donnie, courage is not your best thing.
These are only a few of the appalling statements made by a president of the United States. He received around 74 million votes in the 2020 election. He incited an insurrection, stole documents that belong to the American people, tried to steal elections and claimed other people were committing fraud, and is simply, a despicable person.
After reading the above quotes how could anyone believe this guy? It takes a lot of dodging reality to continue supporting a man who is so unaware of everyone but himself, and I suspect his self-awareness isn’t strong either. The man who gave me the quotes wrote he would go on an Apology Tour if he had voted for Trump. There are a lot of Republicans who should be on such an apology tour for putting that amoral man, Donald Trump in the most prestigious job in our country.
NOTE: Quotes compiled by Keith Olson, Thank you!
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